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The Mormon Endowment House.
Graphic Exposure of the Treasonable
Institution, Where Polygamous
Marriages are Solemnized.
By an Eye Witness.
Salt Ike Dally Tribune. Sept. 2Sth, 1S79.
The Mormon endowment House Is
a plain adobe building, two stories
high, built likea email dwellinguouse
bo as not to attract attention. There
are blinds to all the windows, which
are nearly alwnys kept'down. It is
situated in thenorthwest cornerof the
Temple Block, (which includes the
Tabernacle, New Temple, &o.,) and
thejwhole block is Burroundedjjbyla
very high wall.
Onja certain day, not necessary to
mention, I went to the Endowment
House ateigbt o'clock in the morning,
taking with me my endowment
olothes, (consisting of garments, robe
cap, apron and moccasins.) I believe
people UBed to take their own oil, but
that is now discontinued, aB fees are
charged. I went into a small room
attached to the main building, which
was crowdedwitb men and women,
having tbeir bundles of olothing. The
entrance door is on the east side, and
in the southwest corner; there is an
other, next to which the desk stood,
where the clerk recorded the names,
etc. Around the north and weat sides
were benches for the people to Bit.
On going op to the desk I presented
my! recotnmend from the bishop in
whose ward I was staying, and Geo.
Reynolds, who was then actlngj as
clerk, asked me my name, those of my
parents, when and where I was born,
and when I was baptized into the
Mormon Church.
That over, he told me togleave my
bat, cloak and shoes in thatroom; and
taking up mv bundle.JI went into the
room, where I nst waiting till It came
my turn to be washed.
THE WASHING.
One of the women, au officiating
high priestess, told meto come behind
a curtain, where I could hear a great
deal of splaBhing and subdued con
version. T went, and after I was
undressed, I hnd to step into a long
bath, about half full of water, when
another woman proceeded to wash
me. I objected strongly to this part
of the hualneft, but was told to show
a more humble spirit. However,
when she got down to my feet, ehe
let me go, and I was turned over to
the woman who had spoken to me
first, and whose name wbb TJathsheba
Smith, (one of the Widows of Apostle
George A. Smith). She wore a large
ehiny apron, and her sleeves tucked
up above her elbows. She looked
thoroughly like business.
THE ANOINTING.
Another woman was standing be
side her with a large wooden epoon
and some green olive oil in a cow's
horn. This woman poured the oil
out of the apoon Into Batbeheba's
hand, who immediately put it on my.
head, ears, eyes, mouth, and Jevery
part of my body, and as she greased
me, she muttered a kind of prayer
over each member of ray body: My
head, that I might have a knowledge
of the truths of God ; my eyes, that I
might Bee the glories of the kingdom ;
my mouth, that I might alkali times
speak the truth ; my arma, that they
might be strong in the defence of the
goBpei; my bosom and here I must
ask my readers not to think I want to
tell this part of the story, but I do
want people to know the truth, aud
how dUgUHtlng and indelicate this
thing is. Mormon people deny many
of tbefie things, and civilized.'and de
cent people oan sonroely realize that
this institution Is as Infamous as it re
ally is. butlsolemnly assert thatthese
thinga do exist. To continue: My
bosom, that I might nourish the chil
dren whom I minht raise by my hUB
band, (I was not then married, but
expected to be), and another part of
my body, that I might raise up a
goodly seed, that they might be pil
lars of Btrengtbjtothe upbuilding and
strengtheningof God's kingdom upon
the earth. And eo she got down to
my feet, when she hoped they might
be swift in the paths of righteousness
and truth.
She then turned'rae over to the wo
man who had washed me, and who
whispered my new and celestial name
in my ear. I believe! am to be called
up in the morning of the resurrection
by it. It wasl"Sarah." I felt disap
pointed. I thought I should have re
ceived a more distinguished name.
She told me that new name must nev
er be spoken, but often thought of, to
keen away evil spirits. I should be
required to speak it once that day, but
she would tell me in what part of the
ceremony, and that I should never
again have to speak it.
ENDOWMENT ROBES.
She then told me to put'ou my gar
ments. These are made In one piece.
On the right breast is a square, on the
left a compass, in the centre a small
hole, and on the knpa a large hole,
whioh Is called the MStone." We were
told that as lone as we kent them on
no harm could befall us, and that
when we changedthem we were not
to take them all off at once, but slip
out limb at a time and immediately
dive into the dean ones. The neck
was never to be cut low, or the Bleeves
short, aa that would bo patterning af
ter the fashions of the Gentiles.
After thiB I put ou my clothes, and
in my stocking feet, waited with those
who were washed and anointed until
she had finished the remaining two
nt Ih.nn rptifa Ana fViA litrla nalion
I curtains were drawn aside and the
men and women stood revealed to
each other. The men looked very uri
oomfortable, and not at all pictures
que. They only had their garments
and shirts on, and they really did
seem as though theywere ashamed of
themselves, as well they might be.
THE WEAK-KNEED CAN BACK OUT.
Joseph F. Smith then came to where
we were all waiting, and told us that
if "we wanted to back out, n6w was
our time," because we should not be
able afterward and that we were bound
to go right through. All those who
wanted to go through were to hold up
tbeir hands, which of course every
one did, believing that all the good
and holy things that were to be seen
and heard in the "House of the Lord'
were jet to come. He tben'told us
thatif ever any of us attempted to re
veal what we 6aw and heard in the
"House" our memories would be
blighted, and we should be everlast
ingly damned, for they, were things
too holy to be spokenlof between each
other, after we had once left the En
dowment House. We were told
to be very quiet and listen. Joseph
F. Smith then went away.
BLASPHEMOUS MUMMERIES.
In a few moments we heard voices
talking loudly so that the people could
hear them in the adjoining room. (I
afterward found out in passing thro'
that it was the prayer circle room.)
It was supposed to be a conversation
between Elohim (Head God) and Je
hovah. The conversation was as fol
lows: Elohim to Jehovah "Well .Jehovah
I think we will create an earth ; let
Michael go down and collect all the
elements together and found one."
Answer "Very well, O Lord God,
it shall be done."
Then calling to another man, Jwe
could hear him say :
"Michael, go down and collect all
the elements together and form an
earth, and then report to us what you
havedone."
Ans. "Very well, O Lord God."
The man they called Michael then
left the prayer circle room and came
through tho room they called the
Word, into the Garden of Eden,
where we were Btanding, listening
and waitiug. He remained there a
second or two. and everything was
quiet. At the end of that time wo
heard him going back tho same way,
to where Elohim and Jehovah were
waiting. When he got back he said :
"I have collected all the elements to
gether and founded an-earth, what
wotild'stthou have me do next?" Us
ing the same formula every time they
sent him down to the world, they
then told him to separate the land
from the water, light from darkness,
etc., and so they went regularly
through tho creation, but they always
told him to come up and report what
he had done.
When the creation was supposed to
be finished, Michael went back and
told them it was very fair and beauti
ful to look upon. Elohim then said to
Jehovah, that he thought they had
better go down and have a look at it,
which they did and agreed with Mich
ael, that it was a beautiful place; that
it seemed a pity it should be of no
particular use, but thought it would
be a good Idea to create man to live in
it and cultivate these things.
They then came out of tho Garden
of Eden (which was supposed to have
been newly finished) and shutting
the door after them came to where we
were standing. We were then told
to shut our eyes and Jehovah said to
Michael, "Give me a hundful of dust
and I will create man." We were
then told to open our eyes, and we saw
a man that he had taken from the
crowd, standing beside Jehovah, and
to whom Jehovah said : "I will call
thee Adam, for thou shalt be the fath
er of all mankind." Jehovah then
said it was not good for man to be
alone, so he would create a woman
and a helpmate for him. We were
again told to olose our eyes, and Ad
am was requested to go to sleep,
whioh he obligingly did. Jehovah
was then aupposed;to take a rib from
Adam's side and form Eve. We were
than told to open our eyes, and look
upon the handiwork of the Lord.
When we did, we saw a woman tak
en from among the crowd who was
standing by Adam's side. Jehovah
said he would call the woman Eve,
because she would be the mother of
all mankind.
The door of the Garden of Eden
was then opened, and we all marched
in with our little bundles, (the men
going first as they always take preced
ence,) and we ranged ourselves round
the room on benches. The four oides
of this room are painted in imitation
of trees, flowers, birds, wild beasts,
etc (The artist who painted the
room wna evidently more acquainted
with whitewashing than painting.)
The ceiling was painted blue, dotted
over with golden stars; in tho centre
of it was the eun, a little farther
along, the moon, and all around were
the stars. In each corner was a Ma
sonio emblem. In one corner is a
compass, In another tne square, the
remaining two were the level and the
plumb. On the eaBt sid of the room
next the door was a painted apple
tree, and in the northeast part of the
room was a small wooden altar.
After we had seated ourselves, Je
hovah told Adam and Eve that they
could eat of every tree in the garden
except of this particular apple tree,
for on the day that they ate of that
they should surely die.
EATING THE APPLE.
He then took his'departure, and im-
mediately after in came a very lively
gentleman, dressed In a plain black
morning suit, with a little apron on,
a most fiendish expression on his face
and joyfully rubbing hiB bands. This
gentleman was supposed to bo "the
Devil.'' Certainly hia appearance
made th6 supposition quite easy (by
the byejfl have since seen that same
gentleman administering the Saora
mentin the Tabernacle on Sundays).
He wentup to Eve and remarked that
it was a very beautiful place, and that
the frultiwas so nice, would she like
to taste,one of these apple. She de
murred a little, and said she was told
not to, and therefore mustn't. But
he pre tedded to pluck one of the
painted apples and give it to her, and
she pretended to eat it. He then told
her to-oii,fc'Adam to have some, and
she did. Adam objected strongly to
tasting, knowing the penalty, but
Eve eventually overcame bis scru
ples, saying: "Oh, my dear, they're so
nice, you haven't any idea, and that
nice old gentleman here (pointing to
the Devil) says that he oan recom
mend them, and you need notbeafraid
of what Jehovah says.''
Adam consented, and Immediately
after he said, "Oh, what have I done
and how foolish I was to listen to
you." He said that be could see him
self, and that they had no olothes on,
and they must eew some fig leaves to
gether. Every one then made a dive
for his apron out of the little bundles.
This apron Is a square half yard of
green silk with nine fig leaves work
ed on it in brown sewing silk. A
voice was then heard calling for Adam
who pretended to bide, when in came
Jehovah. He gave Adam a good
scolding, but fin ally' told him that he
would give him certain Instructions,
whereby he would have a chance to
regain the presence of IiIb Father aud
God after he was driven out of the
world. These instructions consisted
of grips, &c, and the garments be
wore would protect hlra from all evil.
(Mormons say ofthese garments that
the patternfwas revealed direct from
heaven to Joseph Smith, and are the
same as were.originallyworn by Ad
am.) They'tlien put on their caps and
moccasins, the women's caps being
made of Swiss muslin ; it Is one yard
square, rounded at one corner so as to
fit the head, and there are strings on
it which tie under her chin. The
moccasins are made of linen or calico.
The men'sare made exaotly like those
of pastry cooks, with a bow on the
right Bide. I shonld here mention
before I' garruriuci, ttctr-utUr!joi
Smith and one of the priests enacted
tbe parts of Adam and Eve, and so
btood sponsors'for the rest of us, who
were individuallyfaupposed to be Ad
ams and Eves.
THE ENDOWMENT OATHS.
They then proceeded to give us the
first grip of the Aaronio or Lesser
Priesthood, which consists in putting
the thumb on thejjknuckle of the in
dex finger, and clasping the hands
round. We were then made to swear
"To obey the laws of the Mormou
Church and all theyienjoin.tln prefer
ence to those of the United States."
The penalty, for revealing this grip
and oath, is that, you will have your
throat out from ear to ear, and your
tongue torn from your mouth, f and
the sign of the penalty is drawing the
hand with thethumbpointing toward
the throat sharply aoross and bring
ing the arm to the level of the square
and with tbehandupraised to Heav
en, awear to abide the same.
MORE TOMFOOLERY.
We were then driven out of this in
to the room called tbe World, where
there were three men standing at a
omnll nltnron the east side of the
room, who were supposed to represent
Peter, James and John, Peter stand
ing in tho centre. Ho was eupposed
to have the keys of heaven. Men
representing (or trying to) the differ
ent religious seote, then came In and
presented their views and said they
wanted to try and save those fallen
children. In doing this they could
not refrain from exaggerating and
coarsely Batirizing the different Beets
they represented. Previous to their
coming In, however, Peter had pre
sented to us the gospel of Christ at
least he told us that Christ had come
to die for the original sin, but that we
had got to work out our own ealva
tion, and that in the last days a
prophet Bhould be raised up to save all
those that would believe in nia divine
mission ; consequently theBodifferent
representatives were told that their
doctrines did not suit the people and
that there was something wanting in
their faith and bo tney couio go.
Then the Devil came in and tried to
allure the people, and bustling up to
the altar, Petersaid to him : "Hallo,
Mr. Devil, how doyou do to-day ! it's
a-very fine day isn't it? What have
you come after?" The Devil replied
that he didn't seom to take to any of
these so-called Christian religions,
why didn't they quit bothering after
anything of the kind, and live a life
of pleasure, etc. However he was told
to go and that quickly.
POLYGAMY ENJOINED.
Peter then gave the second grip of
the Aaronio or Lesser Priesthood,
which consists of putting tbe thumb
between the knuckles of the index
and second fineera and olasping the
hand around. The penalty for reveal
ing thia 1b to be sawn asunder, and
our members cast into tbe sea. Tbe
Bgn of the penalty was drawing the
band sharply across the middle of the
body. To reoeive that grip we had to
put on our robes, which consisted of
a long straight piece of cloth reaching
I to ourfeet, doubled over and gathered
very full on tbe shoulder and round
the waist. There wbb also a long nar
row piece of cloth tied around the
waistcalled "the sash." Itwasplaced
on the right shoulder to receive this
grip. The people wear their apronB
over It. The men then took the oath
of chastity and the women tbe same;
they don't consider polygamy at all
unobaste, but said that It wbb as
Heaven ordained law, and that a man
to be exalted in tbe world to come
must have more than one wife. The
women then took the oath of obedi
ence to their husbands, having to
look up to them as their gods. It is
not possible for a woman to go to
Christ, except through her husband.
Then a man came in and said that
the Gospel (whioh during those few
minutes' intervals had Iain dorment
for 1.800 years) had been again restor
ed to earth, and that an angel bad re
vealed it to a young boy named Jo
seph Smith, and that all tbe gifts,
blessings and prophecieB of old had
been restored with it, and thiB last
revelation was to be called tbe Latter
day Dispensation. The priests pre
tended joyfully to accept this, and
said It was the very thing they were
in search of, nothing else having bad
the power to satisfy them.
MORE SIGNS AND GRIPS.
Tbey then proceeded to give ue the
firBt grip of the Melchizedek or High
er Priesthood, which is said to be the
same that Cbrist.held. The thumb is
placed on tbe knuckle of the Index
finger, and tbe index finger Ib placed
straight along the palm of the hand,
while the lower part of tbe hand is
clasped with tbe remaining fingers.
The robe of thiB grip was changed
from the right to tbe left shoulder.
We were then made to swear to
avenge the death of Joseph Smith,
the martyr, together with that of 1iIb
brother, Hyrum, on this American
nation, and that we would teach our
children and children's children to do
so. Tbe penalty for thia grip and
oatb was disembowelment.
We were then maiched Into the
northeast room (the men, of course,
always going first) designated the
prayer circle room. We were here
made to take an oath of obedience to
the Mormon Priesthood.
And now the highest or grand grip
of the Melchizedek priesthood was
given. We olasped eaoh other round
the band with the point of the index
finger resting on tbe wrist, and little
fingers firmly linked together. Tbe
place on the wrist where the index
finger points, Is supposed to be tne
place where Christ was nailed to tbe
cross, but they tore out and he had to
be nailed again, and bo you place your
Booond finger beside the index on the
wrist ; it Is called the sure eign of the
nail, and if the gripla properly given,
It is very hard to pull apart. The robe
was changed from the left to the right
shoulder to receive this grip.
The men then formed a circle round
the altar, linking their arms straight
across and placed their hands on one
another's shoulders. The priest knelt
at the altar and took hold of one of
the men's hands and prayed. He told
ub that the electric current of prayer
passed through that clicle and that
wnH the most efficacious kind of
prayer. The women stood outside
the oirole with their veils covering
their faces, tbe only time throughout
the ceremony that they did bo.
The prayer over, they all trooped up
the staircase on the north side of the
house, Into a room called the Instruc
tion Room, where the people eat down
on benches on tbe west side of the
room. Facing them about midway
between floor and celling was a wood
en beam, that went across the room
from north to eonth, and from which
was suspended a dirty looking piece of
what was onoe white calico, mis
was called "the Vail," and is suppos
ed to be in imitation of the one in
Solomon's Temple. On this vail are
markB like those on the garments, to
gether with extra holeB for putting
the arms through, and a hole at the
top to speak through. But before go
ing through the vail, we received a
general outline of the instructions we
bad received down stairs. This over,
the priest took a man to the vail
to one of the openings, where
he knocked with a small wood
en mallet that hung on the wooden
support. A voice on tbe other Bide
the vail (it waa supposed to be Peter's)
asked who was there, when tbe priest
answering for tbe man aaid, "Adam
having been faithful deBlres to enter."
The priest then led the man up to the
west Bide of the vail, where he had to
put his hands through and claBp the
man or Peter-(to whom he whispered
hi new name, and tho only one he
ever tells, for they must never tell
their celestial names to their wives,
although the wives mUBt tell theirs to
their husbands) through the holes in
tbe vail. He was then allowed to go
through the other ride, which was
supposed to be heaven, and this is
where a strong Imagination might be
of some use, for anything more un-
like heaven, I can't conceive. The
man having got through, he went to
the opening and told the gatekeeper
to call for the woman be was about to
marry, telling bim her name. She
then stepped up to the vail. They
couldn't see eaoh other, but put their
banda through the openings, one of
their bands on eaoh other's shoulder
and tbe other around the waist. With
the arms so fixed, the knees were
placed within each other, the feet of
oourBe being the same, the woman's
given name was then whispered
through the vail, then her new and
celestial name, then the priestesa who j
stood by to instruct the women told
them to repeat after her a most dis
gusting formula or oath. I cannot re
member it all thoroughly, but what I
do consists of "the heart and the liv
er, tbe belly and the thighs, the mar
row and tbe bones.' Tbe last and
highest grip of the Melchizedek
priesthood w&b then given through
the vail.
They then released their hold of
each other, and tbe priestess taking
tbe woman to tbe opening, knocked
the same aa they did at the men's en
entrance, aud the gatekeeper having
asked "Who Is there?" and the
priestesa having replied, "Eve, hav
ing been faithful in all things, deaires
to enter," Ere waa accordingly ush
ered into heaven.
MORMON THEOLOGY EXPLAINED.
Before I go farther, 1 must tell how
tbey believe tbe entrance into heaven
Is to be gained en tbe morning of the
resurreotion. iPeter will call up tbe
men and women, (for it is not pos
sible for a woman to be resurrected or
exalted, or to be made a Queen in
heaven, unless some man takes pity
on her and raises her). If the markB
on tbe garments are found to corres
pond with those on tbe vail, (tbe
dead are burled in the whole para
phernalia, )JIf you can give the grips
and tokens, and your new name, and
are dressed properly In your robes;
why, then, one baa a sure permit to
heaven, and will pass by tbe angels,
(who they suppose are to be only
ministering servants,) to a more exal
ted glory; the more wives they have,
tbey think, the higher their glory
will be.
THE SEALING PROCESS.
To reBume : After we got through,
we saw Joseph F. Smith sitting at a
table recording tbe names of those
who were candidates for marriage. He
wrote the names in a book (the exist
ence of which marriage register thiB
truthful apostle has since denied, so
that a polygamous marriage might
not be found out) and then he wrote
the two names on a slip of paper, to
be taken into the sealing room to the
officiating priest, bo that he might
know whom he was marrying. After
having given this slip of paper to the
priest (Daniel H. Weils), we knelt at
a little wooden altar, (they are all
alike in the Endwraent House). He
then asked the man if be was willing
to take the woman, to wife, and tbe
woman if she Ib willing to take him
for a husband. Tbey both having
answered yes, he tells the man that
d. VfXM W VIV7 WXTIUM
must look to her husband as her God,
for if he liveB his religion, the Bplrit
of God will be in him, and she must
therefore yield bim unquestioning
obedience, for he is a god unto her,
and then concludes by saying that he
having authority from on high, to
bind and loose here upon earth, and
whatsoever bej binds here, shall be
bound In beaten, seals tho .man and
woman for time and all eternity.
He then tells the man and woman
to kiss each other across'the altar, tbe
man kneeling on 'the north side and
the woman on thelsouth, and so it is
finished. Sometimes they have wit
nesses, sometimes not; If they think
any trouble may arise from the mar
riage or that the woman is Inclined to
be a little perverse, they have no wit
nesses, neither do they give marriage
certificates, and if occasion requires it,
and it is to shield any of tbeir polyg
amous brethren from being found out,
they will positively swear that they
did not perform any marriage at all, so
that tbe women in this oburcb have
but a very poor outlook for being con
sidered honorable wives.
When the marriage ceremony was
over we came out of the "sealing
room" and I crossed "Heaven" into
the ladies'dreBBing room, where, after
having dressed and my husband paid
the fees, we took our departure, to
gether with that of tbe "Holy Spirit."
REFLECTIONS.
It was half-past three p. m. when
we left, I having gone there at eight
o'clock in the morning. You can
probably imagine now lattguea one
feels, after listening patiently all tbe
time to their incessant talking. Cer
tainly at the end of the time one
feels more like taking In nourishment
than listening to tbe prompting of
the "Holy Spirit." I should perhapB
have remarked before that tbe priests,
when going through the House, wear
their ordinary clothing, and come
straight into the "House of the Lord"
with thejr .dirty top boots on, as
though they had ju3t come off a farm,
while we poor sinners were obliged to
walk in ouratocking feet leat the floor
should be defiled.
Tbe little addition attached to the
main building on tbe weat Bide and In
which the font Is, Id UBed for rebap
tizing people before they can be allow
ed to go through the house, and Is
quite a separate affair from tbe wash
ing and anointing; peopleare general
ly baptized a day or two before they go
through the bouse. I was baptized
the night before. On this same eve
ning I was told that aa I was going
through the "House of tbe Lord" on
the following day, I must pay the
very strictest attention to everything
I should see and bear, aa it would be
for my benefit hereafter. I was obe
dient in that respect, for I remember
everything that happened as vividly
aa though it were yesterday, and if it
haB not been for my benefit, I hope
that this article may prove of some
use in warning and enlightening peo
ple, as to that meat horrid blasphemy,
jargon and mummery that goes on In
that most aaored "House of the Lord."
3fRS. G. 8. R.-r .
NEPHT.Sept. 24, 1879.
About Indian Dogs.
Let me give you a recipe for making
an Indian dog, such aB we found along
Grand Traverse Bay: Take an old
fashioned wash-bench from five to
eight feet long; saw the lega off to
within aix or eight Inohea of the
bench ; drive a couple of pegs In
slanted forwards for ears, another
slanted at forty-five degrees for a
tail, and you have just such an Indian
canine as you see around Torch Lake
and New Mission. Tbe very sight of
them makes a man shake with laugh
ter, and I really believe they are of
more benefit to health-seekers than
the much lauded bracing atmos
phere; When we were In Elk Rapids threo
daya we were joined by Deacon Rioh
ard Smith, of tho.CincinnatI Gazette.
ajclergyman from Chicago, a doctor
from Louisville and a Judge from
Ohio. They were tired of fishing and
wanted a change, and we hired a sail
boat and went up the bay to New Mis
sion. Here Indian dogs prevailed till
you couldn't rest. Deacon Smith be
gan laugbiug while yet a half mile
from Bhore, and tbe 'clergyman from
Chicago deolared that he'd never go
to another menagerie which didn't in
clude a "wash-bench" dogmong its
natural curiosities. Several Indiana
came down to meet us and exhibit
the eand-craoka in their heels and
beg for money and tobacco, and one
solemn old veteran with a broken
nose soon discovered that we were
tlokled to death with the odd-shaped
doga. Sending a boy to a hut for a
rope, theold'man oaughta particular
ly lively "wash-benohMand tied him
to a stake on the beach. We were all
thinking he meant to kill the canine
with aclnb, when he came forward
and explained that'we might throw
stones at tbe dog as)long as we wanted
to for a cent a throw. It wai the
oddest'tbing yet encountered,; and it
drew a full house.
Count me in for fifty throws !"
shouted the Judge, as he shed his coat
and grabbed for pebbles.
"If I can't knock his blasted head
off in ten shots, I'll make the Gazette
a midnight paper!" chuckled Deacon
Smith as he hung his coat on a limb.
All of us wero eminently satisfied
with the low rates and fuu ahead ex
cept the Chicago preacher. He de
olared that it was a Bin of the biggest
sort, and that ho wouldn't stay and
see old "wash-bench" keeled over.
He withdrew behind the pineB, and
LUI3 1UUX Ul UD OfcWJ .u m .. .
the dog and began business. It wasn't;
more than 200 feet to the dog, and
each one of ua felt certain that we
could plump him at every shot.
Alas! these Indian dogs ore a set of
base deceivers ! You might as well
try to hit a flash of lightning. Hesat
there on the sand as cool as Ice until
we had wasted fifteen cents apiece
and got'his range. Thenjbe got down '
to business. 8uoh twisting and dodg
ing no man ever saw before. It made
no difference to him whether we
threw Blngly or all four at once he
dodged every stone.
"Fifty more throws, and two to
one that I keel him over!" shouted
the Judge, as he tossed the old red
skMn asecond half-dollar.
"I accept the amendment and de
mand a fair show," added the Deacon,
as he finished up a dollar bill from
his veBt pocket.
"Gentlemen,' said the Chicago
preacher, from his retreat in the
pinea, "I protest ogainst this In the
name of humanity! Some of you
will hit that dog yet!"
"Blowed if we don't!" muttered
Deacon Smith, and we got to -work
again.
I believe we cheated that dried-up,
smoked-faced old Indian out of more
than 300 extra shots. We plowed
the beach all up behind and around
the dog; we threw over him, under
him and along-Bide of him, but wo
never touched a hair. At last, when
the four of us had thrown away about
six dollars, the Deacon picked up a
club and Btarted for the stake,
saying:
"No durned waah-benoh of a dog
can put up a job on me and llvo to
behold my sorrow!"
I think he might possiblyhave hit
the dog with hia club, but before he
got to the stake the brute slipped tbe
rone and made for tbe nines. The
Chicago preaober was gathering
wintergreena up there, and the dog
goteven with uaby runningover him,
biting him in the leg, and rolling bim
down a sand-bluff twenty feet high.
We dropped down on the sand to
laugh, and the good man must have
been offended at our sinful levity. It
waa all of thirty-six hours before he
epoke to one of ua Bgain. M. Quad, in
Detroit Free Press.
Squash Pie. Stew the squash as
usual with alittlesalt; rub itthrougb
a colander, and haveit perfectly
smooth ; mix the squash with sweet
milk; if you have cream It will be all
the better; make it about as thick as
batter, adding the yelkB of two eggs;
Bweeten with pulverized sugar to
taste ; flavor with rose-water, or with
nutmeg; line a pie-dish; fill ith
squash, and bake for balf an hour;
if you do not want a pie make fritters,
and fry brown, with good butter;
when about to serve, sprinkle a littie
sugar on tbero. 8quash does not re
quire mnchaweetening.
The difference between a hen and a"
mouBe-trap Is that the mouse-trap
oan't set itself. Stillwater Zumber-man.
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